Ben Stokes is consoled by Steve Smith
Ben Stokes is consoled by Steve Smith

England v Australia second Ashes Test day five report and scores: Ben Stokes century in vain as England slip to narrow defeat at Lord's


England v Australia, second Test: Day five scores

  • Australia 1st inns: 416 all out (Smith 110, Head 77; Tongue 3-98, Robinson 3-100)
  • England 1st inns: 325 all out (Duckett 98, Brook 50; Starc 3-88)
  • Australia 2nd inns: 279 all out (Khawaja 77, Smith 34; Broad 4-65)
  • England 2nd inns: 327 all out (Stokes 155, Duckett 83; Cummins 3-69, Starc 3-79)

Australia win by 43 runs and lead the Ashes series 2-0

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Ben Stokes produced another astonishing Ashes performance at Lord’s, but his dazzling century was not enough to save England from defeat as Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal sparked fury in the second Test.

The England captain embarked on a six-hitting rampage after Alex Carey pulled off a deeply-divisive stumping of Bairstow, making 155 as he sought to fashion an unthinkable sequel to his 2019 miracle at Headingley.

But this time a finish line of 371 was too far away.

England finished 327 all out as they went down by 43 runs to trail 2-0 in the series with three to play.

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